Thermal and structural characterization of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) copolymer blended with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particulate composite

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Effects of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet on 3D-Printed Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)

“…However, even if the studied polymer does not contain native O, such bands containing oxygen are found and identified due to the plasma treatment and exposure to the environment. As in graphs from Figure 6a,b, the material identification elements are present, confirming the authenticity of the material used as being ABS through its constituent components: the band at wave number 1494 cm −1 attributed to styrene, the one at 1637 cm −1 attributed to butadiene, and the band at wave number 2238 cm −1 assigned to acrylonitrile [1,35,[75][76][77].…”

“…Table 5. Characteristic wavenumbers (cm −1 ) for ABS samples, as reported by [1,35,[75][76][77]. However, even if the studied polymer does not contain native O, such bands containing oxygen are found and identified due to the plasma treatment and exposure to the environment.…”

“…X-ray diffraction studies were performed to assess the phase crystallization of ABS objects created using 3D-printing technology. The formation of the amorphous phase of the copolymer is evidenced by a prominent peak in pure ABS, located at a diffraction angle of around 20 • , as well as from the presence of a smaller peak at around 13 • , as reported by [76,77,[80][81][82]. The crystallinity index of pure ABS, which is primarily amorphous, is influenced by the small peaks that emerge during plasma treatment and the 3D-printing process.…”

Engineering the magnetic properties of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene‐based composites with magnetic nanoparticles

“…Thus, ABS has been blended with crystalline polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to improve the thermal and structural properties of the thermoplastic, for automobile and aerospace industries. 17 ABS has been also blended with PTFE and nanozirconia to decrease impact strength, enhance toughness, improve thermal stability, and stiffness. 18 In the case of ABS/ polycarbonate (PC) composites, PC allows mechanical reinforcement.…”

“…Different fillers have been studied in order to provide different properties to thermoplastics, expanding in this way their applicability. Thus, ABS has been blended with crystalline polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) to improve the thermal and structural properties of the thermoplastic, for automobile and aerospace industries 17 . ABS has been also blended with PTFE and nanozirconia to decrease impact strength, enhance toughness, improve thermal stability, and stiffness 18 .…”